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Paperback. As featured in the New York Times and Reader's Digest "An eye-opener into the pitfalls awaiting the unaware traveler. " -Washington Post "Can save the innocent abroad from great gobs of serious trouble. " -Chicago Tribune Before you raise your hand to signal the waiter, extend your thumb to hitchhike, or flash the "O.K. Illustrator(s): Fornwald, Mike. Num Pages: 256 pages, 171 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBT; KJK; KJP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised and Expanded Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471183426
- ISBN
- 9780471183426
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback / so. Series: Kunst Und Kommunikation. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1962
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783663009542
- ISBN
- 9783663009542
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Condition: New
€ 69.00
€ 69.00
Paperback. Though his subjects were diverse, French social theorist Roger Caillois focused on issues crucial to modern intellectual life, and his essays offer a perspective on many of twentieth-century France's most significant intellectual movements and figures. This book offers an introduction to the writing of Caillois (1913-1978). Editor(s): Frank, Claudine. Translator(s): Naish, Camille. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330684
- ISBN
- 9780822330684
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. According to Roger Caillois, play is "an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this study, the author defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life. Translator(s): Barash, Meyer. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252070334
- ISBN
- 9780252070334
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.28
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Paperback. This text offers an intimate telling of America's evolution into an urban nation through the experiences of individuals. The book considers the growth of American cities by looking at the lives of those people, famous and ordinary, who contributed to this transition in the country's history. Editor(s): Biles, Roger. Series: The Human Tradition in America. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSG; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029933
- ISBN
- 9780842029933
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Condition: New
€ 59.16
€ 59.16
Hardback. Looking at changes in the last quarter of the 20th century, this book is a collection of essays that examine the legal systems of key countries in Latin America and Mediterranean Europe. It provides data on the courts and the legal profession in these countries, as well as social background. Editor(s): Friedman, Lawrence M.; Perez-Perdomo, Rogelio. Num Pages: 552 pages, 94 tables, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DS; 1KL; 3JJP; JH; LAT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 37. Weight in Grams: 853.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804746991
- ISBN
- 9780804746991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.74
€ 96.74
The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit...
Roess, Roger P., Sansone, Gene
Hardcover. This book tells the fascinating story of how the development of a public transportation system helped transform a small trading community at the southern tip of Manhattan Island into a world financial capital that is today home to more than 8,000,000 people. Series: Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic. Num Pages: 432 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHB; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642304835
- ISBN
- 9783642304835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.72
€ 126.72
Paperback. This book compares different forms of racism and anti-racism in the United States and Britain from the 19th century to today, situating the development of various racial doctrines within the political movements of the modern capitalist world order. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804763356
- ISBN
- 9780804763356
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Hardback. Together, the essays that constitute Exploring the Religious Life offer an engaging introduction to Rodney Stark's provocative insights and a fearless challenge to academic perceptions about religion's place in history, society, and private life. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRC; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801878442
- ISBN
- 9780801878442
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.47
€ 53.99
€ 44.47
Hardback. The idea that Christianity started as a clandestine movement among the poor is a widely accepted notion. This book addresses beliefs and historical facts, and brings a sociologist's perspective to bear on the puzzle behind the success of early Christianity. It provides insights into why people convert and how new religious groups recruit members. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HRC; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027494
- ISBN
- 9780691027494
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Condition: New
€ 89.13€ 68.64
€ 89.13
€ 68.64
Paperback. This is an analysis of the observable, human side of faith. The text combines theorizing with discussion as it moves from considering the religiousness of individuals to the dynamics of religious groups to the workings of entire societies as religious groups contend for support. Num Pages: 343 pages, 6 line illustrations, 28 tables. BIC Classification: HRAB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490. Explaining the Human Side of Religion. 343 pages, 6 line illustrations, 28 tables. This is an analysis of the observable, human side of faith. The text combines theorizing with discussion as it moves from considering the religiousness of individuals to the dynamics of religious groups to the workings of entire societies as religious groups contend for support. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRAB; JH. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight: 526.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 343
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222021
- ISBN
- 9780520222021
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Hardcover. The primary objective of Studies in Educational Ethnography is to present original research monographs based on ethnographic perspectives, and methodologies. Series: Studies in Educational Ethnography. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784416249
- ISBN
- 9781784416249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.20
€ 131.20
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526114594
- ISBN
- 9781526114594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.70
€ 33.99
€ 32.70
Hardback. This bold and original study looks at the performance of identity in the public sphere, using the concept of 'plumage' to capture the countless elements that go together to make up a shared identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526114587
- ISBN
- 9781526114587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.03
€ 150.03
Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807003428
- ISBN
- 9780807003428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Hardback. This book provides the first comprehensive history of the peoples of the Middle Niger written by an English--speaking scholar. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631173618
- ISBN
- 9780631173618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.35
€ 98.35
Paperback / so. Series: Quartiersforschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFS; JHB; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
- Edition
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531174082
- ISBN
- 9783531174082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.72
€ 47.72
Hardback. The author shows how a new commercial and learned print culture attempted to write and regulate individual and collective practices in terms of a master idiom of family, sexuality, and gender upon which a post-revolutionary national community would turn. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; DSB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804722247
- ISBN
- 9780804722247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.35
€ 91.35
Hardback. "No one tradition alone offers a sufficient respect for other species. Taken together, they may offer a prospect for saner human-animal relations." -- From the book Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JFFZ; JHM; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 30. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774807241
- ISBN
- 9780774807241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.05
€ 113.05
Hardcover. Zuck argues that, in the decades between the ratification of the Constitution and the publication of Sutton Griggs s novel "Imperium in Imperio" in 1899, four populations were most often referred to as racial and ethnic nations within the nation: the Cherokees, African Americans, Irish Americans, and Chinese immigrants." Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820345420
- ISBN
- 9780820345420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.84
€ 67.84